Merry Christmas!!!

As the year comes to an end I will do a quick update on what has been going on with the McGee household the last three months. 
We started to build a house in October and are still in the process of it. In the mean time we are living with Jr's Dad and on the days JR works me and the kids stay with Mic.  Mom and Dad took Aspen and Demon to live with them while our house is being built.  Unfortunately, the night after they got back Kelty died all of a sudden and a week later Demon was diagnosed with Lymphoma.  I flew up with the kids and had to put Demon to sleep.  It was the hardest thing I've ever done and we miss both of them deeply, but we are so glad we still have Aspen and that he will be coming home to us when our house is finished the middle of January
That pretty much catches you up to everything that has been going on with the family, but here is a quick update on Colin and Madison.

Madison:  Just had her first dance recital.  She was the cutest reindeer ever.  She is enjoying class and can't wait for her next performance.  She is also loving preschool with her teacher Ms. Marsha.  She amazes me everyday with what she has learned and many times it comes up in a cute little song.

Colin:  Turned one, has more teeth than most 18 month old.  Loves his sister, but is starting to fight back with her.  He's also going through a Mommy and Daddy phase and I am just so thankful that he has included Daddy in this phase because Madison never did.  He had been sleeping through the night for about 2 months, but with the last set of teeth/cold/ear infection he has been waking up again.  Now that we are at Mom and Dad's he is completely in love with Aspen.  He loves to rub his head on Aspen's fur :)

They are both the light of  my lives and even though it is incredibly difficult working full time and having a husband who works at least 72 hrs a week, I wouldn't change them for anything.



Colin loves to wear Daddy's Alabama hat



Daddy wrestling with Madison and Colin



Mommy and Madison at the Disney on Ice Princess show



Aunt Mic, Mommy, and Madison



All of us playing Foosball together



Colin getting ready for his first trip in the snow

Not exactly sure about this white stuff



Papa coming to the rescue



Daddy building a snowman



Our beautiful Aspen



JR, Coling, and Aspen



Mommy and Madison headed to Christmas Eve service

Madison, Colin, Mommy, and Daddy (I am fighting a cold that has hung on since Thanksgiving... I was feeling pretty crappy)

Doing what dudes do best.... chillin!



Opening gifts



Playing with his buddy Aspen



rearranging Grandma's rugs



Madison and Colin headed out sledding



Pulling her brother



Papa, Daddy, Colin and Madison

First time sledding



Madison had so much fun



Colin gettting ready to head down the hill

Having fun also

Colin, Mommy, Madison, and Daddy

Colin and Mommy

Aspen and Madison... Aspen was in Husky paradise!!

Ready for nap!!!

Promise!!

October has been a really hard month for the McGee family.  I promise I will post soon, but right now I can't pull up our pictures due to some server error that we are having.  Please keep checking back and I will update you all on the happenings of our lives!

Birthday and First day of school

Madison has had a very busy month.  She turned 4 the end of July and then went up to Grandma and Papas all by herself for a week.  She had a wonderful time and flew back with Aunt Mic for the first time.

Madison's 4th birthday party

Mommy and Colin (with food in his mouth)

Madison's birthday cake

Colin and Grandpa Rick

Colin... where he belongs, in the pool

Baby mohawk!!!!!

Kendall, Madison, and Tanner

Tanner enjoying the slide

Kelvin, Madison, Kendall, and Tanner getting ready to enjoy some cake

Colin and Madison

This was hilarious... it looks like a new baby game, but Eliana and Colin both just started chewing on the bean bag toss game!!!

Present time!!!

Abagain, Madison, Kendal, Tanner, Kelvin, and Heather

The many faces of Madison

Madison, Kendall, and Tanner

My beautiful girl in her bedroom!!

This past week she started preschool at The Challenger School. She has done great, no tears or anything on her end, but mine is a whole different story. I took half a day off on her first day. We take her to school and they came on and got her from the car and then three hours later we come to pick her up and they bring her back to the car. JR will be the one who takes her to and from school. It is Tuesday and Thursdays from 1245 to 330.

Preschool uniform... she only wears 1 day a week

Madison and baby Rapunzel

all excited for preschool

surrounded by all her toys

Brotherly love!!

My beautiful baby boy!!

Colin and Madison

Colin is growing by leaps and bounds.  He sleeps wonderfully, but still wakes up once a night for a bottle.  We are able to put him to bed fully awake and he will just lay there and fall asleep.  We are working on Madison for bed.  We are doing a reward chart that has a couple of rules (go potty before bed, mommy and daddy will only lay with her once, no talking to us once we leave the room, and she must stay in bed. )  She is pretty good at all of them, but the one we can't seem to break her on is the talking to us.  I am so so glad we sleep trained Colin!!!